PART ONE. HE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. PAGES 1 TO 8-
TWENTIETH YEAR OJMAIIA , SUNDAY MOBNIN'G , FJPIUJAEY 8 , 1891 SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBER 2)12. )
'NlIE PROPERTY OF A DEAD MAN
A. . T. Stewart's Alleged Heirs Engaged in
a Prolonged Dispute ,
HOW PROJECTILES ARE RESISTED.
inscription of tin-Armor of the New
H of the Xcw Argentine
Republic A TOHI at
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Ur.i.rAST , Feb. 7-r.Ncw York Herald
Cable Special to TIIBBKB. ] An Important
commission of Inquiry , the proceedings of
which nro of vastly moro interest to the
people of Atnorlcn than to any Ulster folks ,
amongst whom it Is being held , hns been
sitting in the American consul's office In this
city since thu beginning of the week. The
object of the commission Is to take answers
to Interrogatories submitted from' the su
preme court pf the Southern district of Now
'fork regarding claims in connection with the
lawsuit of Sarah Uranngh vs Will
iam P. Smith , which has already
been before tlio American courts ntid which
is ono of the numerous cases growing out of
the litigation over the fortune of the Into A.
T. Stewart. The gentlemen to whom Iho
commission is addressed nro the American
consul nt Del fast , Samuel it. Huby and Sir
James H. Huslctt , cx-mnyor of liolf.ist. The
proceedings are conducted in private , only
ono wittiest being allowed iu the room at a
time. The legal gentlemen engaged on the
case are , for tlio upholders of the allcgciT
Stewart will , .lames Holmes , solicitor , New
York , with whom is Dmby Jones , Belfast ;
forttio local claiinaiits , J. J , llrown , Delfust.
J. C. McIConrk ! , Dunifrieshlrc , is looking
after the Interests ot n number of Scotch
claimant * .
The witticaics who have been or will bo
examined nro ( loorgo ncgbleSiirah Dranngh ,
tlio plaintiff Inaction , Uohort Lyncs , William
DlllcQHoslo IJcgblc.Thomas Stewart , Thomas
Kupcrt Hcgblo , Hugh McCale , Susiiii Hoe , S.
D. Lamb nnd Thomas Lamb , Ilclfust. As is
pretty well known most of the claimants ana
witnesses concerned in the suitngainst * lui1go
Hilton hall from the neighborhood of Ms-
burn , which \vns \ the homo of the Stewart
family , nnd near to which the deceased mill
ionaire was born and reared.
Tholciuliiigaiul most important fuel adduced
f.o far is that the plaintiff , Sarah Ilranaili. ;
whoso mother's maiden name w.is Stew-
nrt , is a granddaughter of John Stewart ,
who was n brother of Alexander Stuart , who
was thu father of A. T. Stewart , the deceased
dry goods merchant. According to this the
plaintiff can clulm kindred with A. T.
Stewart In the relationship of a second
cousin. Cioorgo Dcgbio Is said tostnmlln
-he same degree of kindred to the deceased
millionaire. Ooorgo Ucgblo stated in his
deposition that ho Is n grandson of Jane
Stewart , who was u sister to Alexander
Stewart , A. T. Stewart's father. This wit-
ess lu his examination showed that ho pos-
csscd the most copious nnd , appar
ently recent , knowhidgo of the cnttro
genealogy of the Stownrt family.
Ills occupation is that of a teacher of science
Ilegble was positiuo ho had heard from the
lips of his father , over nnd over again , of the
relationship between tliulr family and that of
the Stewarts and the elder Uogblo had said
that not loss than a hundred times in the
midst of tha family groups that his mother
was Juno Stewart , who was a sister of A , T.
Stewart's father. The witness deposed that
after searching all thu documents bearing on
the family history , ho was more confident
thnn ho hnd been before , of the close connec
tion of his family with that of the late A , T.
Stewart. Documents copied from these
records will bo put in evidence
before the American courts nt the next ho.tr
ing of the case. Ills father had often told
him that the late A. T. Stownrt and himself
had attended the same school together , both
being Intended for the church , nnd on tlio
death of A. T. Stewart he loft live full
cousins , namely Mnry Branaghduughtcr of A.
T. Stewart's uncle ; John Thomas Ucgblo , son
of A. T , Stewart's mint : Jane Mary Holland
daughter of A. T. Stewart's undo Itobert ,
nnd William and Thomas Stewart , sons of A ,
T , Stewart's undo William. Ono of these is
still ultvo and is expected to attend nnd
give evidence nt the commission. Thomas
Stewart of Stonyford , near Lisburn , who
was a common ancestor of the Stownri fam
ily , had six sons and three daughters , namely ,
Kobort , John , Alexander , James and Wil
liam and Mary Jane , and Alexander was the
father of A. T , Stewart. In ronly to cross-
intorrogatlons the witness admitted to having
como to an agreement , but It was not with
regard to the division of the property. It was
with Herbert W. Walker of New York. Ho
had received no moneys or other compensa
tion In connection with the present suit. On
the contrary he had boon nt consluorablo ox-
penso. They expected , ho said , to break the
alleged A. T , Stewart will anil then each
hoped , to receive a distributive share of their
rights.
There Is , I nm told , another batch of Irish
claimants not concerned In the present In
quiry , owing to their names not being men
tioned In the Instructions to the commission
ers and who wcro precluded from appearing ,
the commission being n close ono nnd none
except these who names are mentioned being
allowed to glvo evidence. The names of the
latter batch are Holland McGce , Koland
Stewart , James Stewart , John Stewart , Miss
Annutto Kupcrt llailey and others. If the
present commission establishes the fact that
there nro heirs In Ireland to the Stewart
estate there will bo an application held for
an open commission in Uultast and at this
commission every person claiming ho is next
of lln of the deceased will bo entitled to at
tend nnd prove his rights.
Tenting the Armor.
[ CopyrlaMnl IKil tin Jamc * ( Jonlon llcnnrtt.1
LONDON' , Feb. 7. [ Now York Herald
Cable-Special to TUB UKB. ! An Interesting
test of nriuor plato took place yesterday on
board the Nettle at Portsmouth. The plato
was of the Wilson compound stool faced sys
tem , and was manufactured at the Shoftleld
works of Charles Caiumul & Co. , as a part of
the armor belt of the war ships now boiug
constructed by L.ajrd Brothers at Qirkeuhoad
for the Argentine Republic , The tf-st was
conducted by the tlrltlsh ndmlrullty officers
in the presence of Colonel Spurr nnd other
officers of the Argentine naval commission.
Commander Emory , United States naval
uUuclio , ami Laird wcro also present.
The plato was 8 inches In thickness and
was cut to tlio usual Ncttlo slio of S fcot by 0
fcot for the purpose of comparison between
this compound plato and similar armor at the
SchiipiJor-Crousal tnuko. '
The Argentine commission roiuilrod the
'
test to bo carried out ou the same ; HIICJ
adopted by the French govern meat In their
i recent tests of armor nt Graves. Thu conill.
lions of thti test wore three 1'alllscr chilled
projcdlloH , weighing 100 pounds each , tired
from a now Pinch broach loading gun with
hlrty-two I'ouudi ' of extra E powder , develop
ing n striking velocity nt n range of thirty
feet of 1WXJ feet per second , equal to an en
ergy of 1,700 foot tons , or n totnl energy for
three rounds of n , KM ) foot tons. The shots
wcro grouped in the center of thu plato nt
three points of nn .equilateral triangle , the
busu of which was two and a half times the
calibre of the shot measured from center to
center.
The compound plate withstood this critical
test In a moU perfect manner , breaking up
Into dust nil thojo projectiles which
were harJly a ! > lo to miku any im-
prfsslon upon the hard steel. The foico
of the plate Indentation in one instance being
1.02 Inch nnd In no caw exceeded 2 Inches. A
few line hnlr cracks were developed In the
steel face , but , these wcro so line as to bo
almost Invlslule and none extended beyond
the thickness of thu hard steel surface.
Although the phito Is not yet taken down
from the -wooden backing the damage denote
to it is so slight that It muv be safely assumed
there will bo no bulges in the rear of the Im
pacts.
ThU test becomes particularly Interesting ,
when It Is compared with the solid steel
plate of Sclmotdcr manufacture , which was
cstcd on May 'J3 , IS ! * ) , at the French govern-
lent polygon , nt Guvcrcs , nnd was classed
iy the government commission ns "very
ntlsfactory. " The highest award of merit
osslblo to this plate was the ono of forming
part of the belt of the Chilian cruiser ,
Captain Pratt , measuring' IS feet I inches by
foot ! ) inches byS 1-1(5 ( in thickness , taper-
if , ' to 5 , V1(5 ( Inches , which , under similar
onditlons , allowed the projectiles to pcne-
i-ato nearly the full thicitncss of the plate ,
10 Infer bolng cracked through its entire
nick-ness by the llrst shot ,
To sum up this eornp.irlson : The total
iiorpy of armor plate for the English com-
loutiil pinto wat 741 loot tons , while for the
Vouch all steel plato it was only
.it foot tons. The English plato
Iso possesses nn Immense advantage
> vor its French rival in Its greater
cslstancc to penetration and entire absence
f through cracking , nnd in exhibiting all thu
mportant characteristics of breaking up and
ostroylng projectiles on impact.
There is nothing new In the nationalist
middle , except that Irish homo rillo seems
'nrthor away , oven than laU week. A good
imny liberals fed like throwing the whole
[ iicstlon overboard. Both wings of the Irish
lurty promise something definite next Thurs-
iay , but the promise is tbreaub-tro. Parncll
s far stronger than when ho entered on the
Cilkcnuy right. This is due much to b.ul
management.
Hon. Kouuld Oreevlllo , son of Lord Grce-
cille and ex-llnncee of Miss Bonfhgo of Cali-
'ornla , is engaged to the daughter of William
McKwcn , the millionaire brewer of ICdin-
burgh. The brewer pays this prosnsctlro
ion-ln-luw's debts , about . ' . ' 0,000. '
So fur It has not ucon necessary to call in
nny of the guarantee fund in liquidating the
tarings. The ccncral opinion of the linan-
cicrs is that there Is not much loft for the
Barings when tlio llnnl settlement is reached.
JA
AValdersee's Appointinciit AVorlcincii
Are Growing Ke.stlrHs.
LONDON , Feb. 7. [ Special Cablegram to
Tun BIE. : | A Berlin dispatch says that the
icaiser. lu delivering to Count Waldersoe hit
appointment ns commander ot the Ninth
corps , reminded the count of his near rela-
lonshlp to the Imperial-family nnd remarked
hat ho could best show Ids attachment by
abstaining from any communication with
these who sought to sow distrust among the
people toward their sovereign. The kaiser
s believed to have alluded to IJismnrck and
; o the friendly social relations which
existed between General von Leseusky
and the ex-ch'inccllor , wtileh relations
indoubtcdly led to Losonsky being re-
levcd of his command. Tlio kafsor has bo-
conih vey bitter toward DUtnnrck lately ou
account of the caustic comments to which
the latter pives utterance ou imperial policy
and especially the emperor's labor reform
programme. Whatever the difference be
tween himself and Wuldersee , the emperor
is believed to have confidence In Wnlilorsco's
attachment to the imperial family , and there
fore , to have preferred him for a po.-t which
is so near to the seat of the ex-chancellor.
The unemployed workmen ofllerlln arc as
suming 3 dangerous attldudo. They
threaten to hold a mass meeting to protest
against tha action of the municipal authori
ties In refusing to start relief works. The
police uro determined to prevent any such
dcmonstatlon and have given notice to that
effect. The authorities of Berlin , like these
of London , seem to think they can prevent
the world from knowing the extent of exist-
in g misery by keeping the miserable under.
llldiuiiloiiH Affair.
1SII I > H Jtiinrt ( loitlm IIcnnM. \
Lo.vnox , Feb. 7. [ New York Herald Cable
Special to Tun HKI : . ] Cus ! Lambert was
defeated in a twelve-round contest nt the
Pelican club this evening' by P. Manor of
Ireland. Mahcr hit thu Canadian thrlco and
Lambert lay down , not to rise until more
than ton seconds bad elapsed. It was n
ridiculous affair. Maherwas not a first class
man and Lambert is heralded as a second Sul
livan.
|
Victim of a Practical < loko.
Wyo. , Fob. 7. [ Special Telegram -
gram to Tin : BIK. ] A half wilted man nt
Sundance was nmdo the victim of a practical
joke on Thursday by which ho will probably
lese his life. Several young-incn , In order to
torment him , arrested him and locked him in
a deserted building , expecting to release him
after a few hours' imprisonment. Before
they returned ho broke out nnd started for
Spenrllsh , Ho was found dying by the ro-ia-
sldo the next morning by the stage driver ,
slowly freezing to death. Both lianas and
feet wcro frozen nnd had to bo amputated ,
and he is lu a precarious condition.
Heavy Snow in South Dakota.
llAi'in CITV , S. D. , Feb. 7. A tremendous
storm prevails in this section tonight. From
fifteen to eighteen inches of snow have
fallen nnd great drifts block the streets.
Trains on the Elkhorn Valley road are aban
doned and ranchmen In the city dare not ven
ture out. Seven hundred Ognllnla Indians
with nn escort of troops nnd Chey
enne scouts on their way to Fort
Keogh nnd Frozen river , Montana ,
wrro compelled to go Into camp last night
forty miles from this city , travel being out of
the question while the ollzzard lasts.
Leonard Tobias' KonmliiH.
Six FIUNCISCO , Cala. , Kub. 7 , An evening
paper says the body of Leonard Tobias , n
young man formerly of Omaha , who com
mitted suldilo nt Yokahomn some months
ago , was brought bore by the steamship
Gaclls and is awaiting transmission to his
father in Now York on the slcauwUp City of
Sidney ,
Pcorla'.s Kleclrlclim n Burglar.
Pr.onu , III. , Feb. " . Henry Schearcr , city
electrician , was arrested today for the robbery
of BOWO& O'Brien's ' mfei
bery n weekago.
Tlio arrest created tntcnso surprise , as the
prisoner has r.hvnys berne an excellent name
and hus been high lu ofilclnl circles for years ,
Schearcr assigns Us downfall to drinking
and gambling , _
The Coroner " \VII1 Iitvrxilgiilc ,
KVNSAS OITV , Mo. , Feb. 7.--The coroner
has determined to mnko a searching Investi
gation Into the cause of thn death of John B ,
Ells , u consumptive patient who died ifter
being treated will : wUt purported to bfl
Koch's lymph.
FOREIGN POLICY OF ITALY ,
Marquis Dl Rudini Will Personally Guide It
in Place of Orispi.
NO SUCCESSOR YET TOVALDERSEE \ ,
Thu New Chief or Staff Must IJu n Sinn
uf Strictly Suhiirdltmtc Spirit
Other
Imminent.
\CnpwkM \ tSilA'en ) / - llw * .lnwehfc'l Pc ' ,1
Hnni.iNrob. . " . Olllctnl assurances from
Homo thut Marquis 1)1 ItuJlul will person
ally guide Italy's foreign policy , assuming
Signer Crlspi's chgugcmcnt , including
strengthened armaments , huvo removed
much disquiet here. Kmpcror William had
a communication from King llunihcrt at
the earliest period of the crisis , intimating
n dctcrmlndtton to agree to no min
istry that would imperil the drcl-
band. Chancellor Caprlvl , during
his recent visit to IMllnn arranged for the
completion of the Italian armament with the
newest weapons , smokeless powder , etc. , In
volving the outlay of the money derived from
the now Italian loan , to which Crisp !
assented. On Caprivl's return hero
diplomatic documents forming an appen
dix of the treaty alliance were got , Slg-
nor Crisp ! formally plodsing itily to
army reforms , In which the German govern
ment was to assist in the manufacture of
ii.millions and furnishing skilled instructors.
Tlio question troubling the emperor nnd con
fidants was how far Crtspl's successor would
nccept the engagements mado. Dr. Migueal
assisted in the solution of tno crisis by get-
ingn group ot Gorman financial houses to
promise to facilitate the now Italian loan when
t should bo found necessary for the govern
ment to obtain funds. Until the Italian cabi
net shall have been completed nnd its charac
ter scon the position will remain rather inse
cure. King Humbert's action during the
anxious tlmo is understood to have
elicited an expression of personal
esteem from JSinporor Francis Jo-
h , nnd it is now reported hero
that the Austrian emperor actually wont to
ho length of promising to visit the quirinnl
n the course of the year. The rumors
irintcd In the Frencti papers that Emperor
William Imd consulted Dr. Miguel in regard
to a vast Increase in the homo defenses in
consequence of the defection of Only are
sheer fiction. Dr. Miguel will assist Signor
Crispi's successor to secure funds for the
completion of the frontier defenses of Culy.
The defenses of Ucrmany do not proceed
under the casual stimulus of foreign develop
ments.
The emperor has not yet settled the suc-
cossorship to ( Jenernl von Waldersco , Yes
terday General von Wittlch VIM announced
af the now chief of staff. Today General
von Schlioffen had a long conference with
the Itatscr , a fact that gave rise to the report
that ho would succcd General von \Valder-
sco. General von Walderseo has already
gene to A Uo nn to nssumo command
of the Ninth army corps. The
Hamburg Nuchrichtcn greeted his advent
with a free criticism , in which t described
him as n master of smaller sratclvTwllh'oub
nny Idea of true , military grandeur , llls-
marck'a organ probably exaggerates the
prince's animus against a fallen foe. Gen
eral von Waldersco bus privately expressed
a wish to withdraw absolutely from public
life , and ho only accepted the command of the
Ninth corps in submission to the kaiser's
order. Ho trusts that hu will
soon bo allowed definitely to retire. The
hesitancy of tlio kaiser over the selection of u
chief of staff Is duo to the difficulty of get
ting n man of proved ability , yet suffi
ciently compliant with ho emperor's vioivs.
General vori Waldersco aimed to succeed
General Von Aloltko In the virtual control of
all the German armies In tlio field. Tlio
kaiser means to succeed General Von Moltko
himself , nnd in the event of war will assume
Individual responsibility for the move
ments of the forces. ills ma
jesty must have a chief of the
general staff of n strictly subordinate spirit.
Hoyond military circles the anxiety ns to who
will bo selected by the emperor is wide
spread. Further changes nro iir.ininent.
Among- thorn are the retirement fron
oflico of Dr , Yon Gossler , Prussian
minister of public worship and education ,
who will probably Co succeeded by Dr. Lu-
canus , chief of the civil cabinet , and of Prince
Yon Hohenloho , statlialtcr of the relchlnnd
who will bo succeeded by Prlnco Henry of
Kouss , now Gorman minister at Ylenna. The
wifoof I'rluco Henry of Heuss Is daughter
of the grand duke of Saxo-Wchnnr-
Eisenach , the emperor's grand uncle , and the
prince is therefore suitable for the vlco rcga :
position at" Strassburg. Herr May back ,
Prussian minister of public works , will not
retire from oflico until the unterhaus dis
poses of the railway estimates.
Debates ou colonial matters In the rclchs
tag disclosed the fact that thcro had been r
rap\d \ abatement in the fervoi1 of the members
favoring German colonial extension. No
prominent man of nny party avowed adher
ence to the projects for further territorial ac
quisition. Much doubt is expressed as to the
vnluo of the territory recently annexed by
Germany. Tno denial by Chancellor von
Caprlvl that the government wished to
sell the colonies , ovokcd the re
mark from the socialist , Tollman , that
It wonhl bo well to plvo them to Prlnco Bis
marck ns a national gift No member ex
pressed enthusiasm over either their reten
tion or their prospects , The colonial depart
ment has Intimated to the Hamburg syndi
cate , with reference to the purchase of
the possessions of the southwest Africa
company , that the government , while not op
posing the transfer , will not grant a royal
charter for the now company , the proposed
capital of which is 12,000,000 marks. It is
certain that a legal status will bo accorded to
the company by the butidorsatu and landtag ,
confirming its right.
Although the government has definitely
abandoned the monopoly of the production of
the Koch lymph , measures are being- prepared -
pared fora rigid state of control of its sale
nnd manufacture. Chemists will not bo al
lowed to sell It unless analysts have con
firmed its purity. Under an order from the
ministry all clinics report the results of
treatment by the Koch method. So far ns
received tlio majority of the reports nro in
favor of the treatment. Some , however , re
port disastrous results.
The statement of 1'rof. Hcnsch , the great
authority of the Ilcrllii university on child
ren's diseases , regarding the danger of treat
ing children with the lymph , Is supported by
other authorities. Dr. Furblnger of the
Freldrichshall hospital , who was an ardent
believer In the Koch cure , now reports
that ha has been obliged to drop the
treatment in a number of cases which were
formerly hopeful nnd none of which wcro In
j bii advanced stugo of disease. Classifying
I numerous ca-scs , Dr. Furbinger reports one
proYUloutl euro , marked 1m proverneut m lit-
teen eases , no Improvement in ten ami seven
deaths. Ho concludes thnt the injection
must bo small nnd must bo fjlvqu at long in
tervals ,
The supposed discovery b.vDr. Hankln , the
well Itnown English investigator , of a euro
for anthrax and the finding of the influenza
bacillus by Dr. Kuchnor of the hygienic in
stitute ) met with small notice by Iho modlcal
profession and the public , the Koch euro Imv-
ing exhausted discussion iu that direction.
The winter season In the German capital Is
especially * pay , then being an incessant run
of official dinners nnd balls , The ball given
by the United States minister , Hon. "William
Walter Phulpt , at the American legation on
Thursday In honor of Ids wife's return was
attended by the leading diplomats , Gorman
ministers ami court and military dignitaries ,
lfKr.lHT.iTJi.lt JIY J-Mtt.fi- .
Only Three Mouse * I cITt In nn Histor
ical llliiuilH Town ,
PKOIIIA , III. , Feb. 7. The town of Ellis-
vlllc , Fulton county , was swept from the
face of the earth by lire tonight. Only three
houses are left standing in the place. The
town Is small and thcro was no means of
lighting the lire. Ellisvlllo was the oldest
town in Fulton county anil was surrounded
with historical remiufsccuces.
UK\ Kit Alt .T////-.S It JEM KH.
Says Ho l > ld Not AhiiKO Jefferson
DuvN at Fortrp.is Monroe.
CHICAGO , Feb. 1" . - Inho memoirs of Jef
ferson Davis , recently % published by his
widow , many pages are devoted to a descrip
tion of the "Tortures of Fortress Monroe , "
of which district General Miles , now at the
head of the division of the Missouri , wan in
command at the tlmo Davis was Imprisoned
there. Mrs. Davis charges General Miles
with cruelty to the ex-president of the con
federacy. Ho Is charged with shackling
Davis by brutal force , keeping him in a ver
min-Infested cell , withholding his clothes and
linen and making souvenirs out of his posses
sions , oven his hair , when ho had It cut.
General Miles was Interviewed to
day In regard to the matter. Ho said lui
did not mind the attack. "Of course , " ho
added , "Mrs. Davis feels bitter towards me ,
as she probably does towards muny more
northern soldiers. While caring nothing nt
nil fornnytbine she may suy or write. 1
would call your attention to the fact
that Jefferson Davis' managed to survive
my cruel treatment nnJ lived twenty years
after , finally dying of old ago. Thnt would
hardly have been the case , 1 think , if ho had
been subjected to such horrible abuses.
There is no particle of truth In the state
ments made by his wife. Tlio fact Is that
Jeff , Davis never was in Jjotter trim than
when ho was liberated. " *
TJIK CHJIMKItUltlJt , CftXKJtKSS.
It AMsemhlcH nt GnlveHtoti Five Hun-
ilml Dclopitcri 1'rencnt.
G.UVISTONTex. . , Fob. 7. The western
commercial congress met in this city this
morning , fiOO delegates being present. Major
Clements of Wichita , ICnn. , was unanimously
elected temporary chairman I'.ud Burlingamo
of Denver temporary secretary. Committees
were then appointed and .a recess taken to
2aothl3 : afternoon.
The report of the committee ) nn resolutions
provides that the congress shall bo styled
the "Trnns-Mlsblsslppi .Commercial Con
gress , " and that Its sole pjrposo shall bo the
consideration of teouoinlo questions.
The report urges JIIKJII congress
to provide by udefun'o appropriation
for the completion of tilts dsipwater harbor
at-Galvoston-as 3pcedirtrposslble ! ! ; . ffivprs ,
free and unlimited coinage of silver ; reclama
tion of arid lauds bytno national government
through systems of wrttcr-storago reservoirs ;
immediate opening of the Indian reser
vations in Oklahoma and elsewhere ; enthusi
astically approves the reciprocity treaty with
Brazil mid hopes the movement will bo ex
tended until it embraces , , the whole South ,
Central America and Mexico ; favor. ! grant
ing national charters to corporations running
American vessels in foreign trade ; tlmt the
basis of representation for future sessions of
this congress shall.bu thirty delegates at largo
from each state and territory , to bo
appointed by the governor thereof , ono dele
gate from onch county , appointed by the
county commissioners , ono frou each city and
ono additional for euch 10,000 or fraction over
of population , to bo appointed by mayors ,
ten delegates from each board of trade or
other commercial organization and two dele
gates for each railroad company
operating west of the Mississippi river , The
free coinage paragraph was nmcudcd by add
ing the words , "product of the mines of the
United States. "
A committee was appointed to formulate
nnd present to the nnxt convention statistics
feinting to the commerce of the west nnd
south , and the convention adjourned to meet
In Denver May ID.
llilllurd Championship.
CHICAGO. Fob. 7 , [ Special Telegram to
Tin : Bi'K.l Chicago's big tourney for the
billiard championship of .America , Shuoffer
and Slossou barred , will begin next Monday.
Carter , Ives , Hatloy , G.xtton and Shaw uro
In steady practice here and MeLaughhn and
Cupron will arrive this week. It is probable
that only the suvon named will contest.
MagRioli' says he will not como. Ho claims
that eastern"pluyers were allowed S7Ii for ex
penses and thnt the same concession was re
fused him. Tom Gallagher is 111 in New-
York and will also withdraw. McLaughlin
will practice In Foloy's ' rooms.
VOIIIIK'S * cw Trial.
CIIICAOO , FCD. 7 , Special Telegram to
Tuc Bii.j A new trial was granted by
Judgu Grlnnell yesterday la the suit of Ste
phen Y. Young against the Chicago &
Grand Trunk railroad for $15,000 for personal
Injuries rccolved In the terrible wreck ncai
Hamilton , Ont. two years ago in which
thlrty-livo people we/o killed and Injured.
Young was given $7,000 by the jury but tlio
court set aside the verdict " ou tie grouni
that It was excessive. v
HeViiH Forced.
VinxxA , Feb. 7. [ Spepial Cablegram to
THE Br.i ! . ] Ilcrr Llctilo&steln , the leader of
the clericals-hi the relcUstag , In nn address
to his constituents today ; abjured the school
bill which ho himself fu trod need nttho last
session. Ho declared tiUtJiu was forced , at
that time , to net apiiinstthh.pcroounl convic
tion ana proceeded to propose u Christian
serial programme free oJLahU-scmltism.
A 8nlvatloniti'MCrliiic. |
SEIUI.IA , Mo. , K'ob. T. [ Special Telegram
to Tin : BKK.J Thomas t Ydliamson , known
as Salvation Tom from Mujfjict that ho was
n lender in the local branch of the Salvation
army , was today couvlcVcJof the murder of
Jefferson and Charles fvlooro , fattier and son.
in May last , and was noptuncod to bo h nngcd
March \Vllllaais-on is dity-llve years old.
Tlio Went her Fort-cant.
For Omaha and vicinity Light snow ;
colaer.
For Nebraska Snows ; decidedly colder ;
northerly winds ; cold wave.
For Iowa Increasing cloudiness and snow ;
winds shifting ; docidedlv coluur ; cold wave.
For South Dakotft Snows ; decidedly
colder ; northerly winds ; , cold wave.
UoJoldng Over tlju Katlflcntloii.
DUuTiiuiE , O , T. , Fob. 7. News that the
Iowa and Sao and Fox treaties had been rati
fied today created rejoicing hero. The city
Is full of straiiKcra ready to make homes on
the now land wbuult is finally opened to set
tlement , f _
Another Ballot at. I'lurrc.
PIKUIIE , S. D , , Fob. 7. Ono ballot was
taken for fccuator today as follows : Moody
23 , Tripp.2lJ , C uipbell-11 , Melville 2S , Mol-
lottv 51 , ClurkO , remainQer scattering.
FOR THE NEW FORT OMAHA ,
Congressman Oonnell Succeeds In Securing
an Increased Appropriatwa.
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND THE SUM ,
The 1IIII for a New llrldgo at Oiniilia
"Will Undoubtedly llouomo n
Law Kurly Xe.vt Week
WASHINGTON BiniRVu Tim Bsit ( , |
5l3FolllTr.i\TII : STIlRBf , >
WASHINGTON- . U. , Fob . 7. j
As the result of nctlvo work by Congress
man ConnoU on tlio republican side or the
house and of Congressman Lanlmtnof Texas
nmong the democrats , nn amendment to the
sundry civil appropriation bill vm ? adopted
toilny which Increases the limit authorized to
boused for the enlnrgeinont'of ' the grounds
mid the construction of the buildings nt now
Fort Omahn to $ MO,003 and nt Fort Bliss , . In
Texas , to $ ' . ' 50,000 , This is an Increase of
$300,000 to the present authorized limit ill now ,
Fort Omaha a.id of $100,000 at Fort
Bliss. The nmuiulmcnt U one on which Con
gressman Council and Lanhniii pooled their
issues several days ago with only a slight
hope of success. They are both happy tonight -
night over the success of their efforts.
It is expected that some additional amend
ments will ho passed by the senate In the
Interest of Omaha and Ltuculn which will bo
adopted by the house in conference , The
amendment adopted today also change * the
naino of MOW Fort Omaha to Fort Crook , in
nccorclmico with the wish of the secretary of
wur.
Tim xr.w OMAHA minion.
The Interstate company1 ! ! low bridge bill
has llnally been rntlhod by both houses of
congress and will undoubtedly become n law
early next week. The work upon this measure
has been expedited unusually well. It was
simply rushed through committees and both
houses. It is the general belief that it means
the early construction of a first-class rivul to
the present bridge company.
OXNAlill ON THE StIOAIl HOUNTV.
Henry T. Oxnard , the Grand Island sugar
manufacturer , win In the city a short time
today on his way homo , whither ho started
tonight. Speaklmr to Tin : HII : correspond
ent about the talk of the legislature repeal-
ingthosuirnrbouiity law , Mr. Oxnnrdsald : ' ' 1
don't see how the senute committee of the
legislature could make n report upon that
legislation without first giving tnon hearing ,
especially in view of the fact that I have
been in Washington for several days
working as hard as I can for the best in
terests of the state In securing the
establishment of nn agricultural experiment
station under the department of agriculture
for Nebraska. I don't know whether Ne
braska will get the agricultural station , but I
Dclluvosho will. The state senate committee ]
took tlio statement of some ona ngtlnst a
bounty mid voted in tuvov of repealing it
while I was here working in the Interest of
the fanners of Nebraska. I want to say in
reply to thu statements made before the com-
mltteo of thu legislature that any institution
"
I represent has never had any" connection
with a trust. The Nebraska sugar
factories are owned most largely
by Now York capitalists , who
nave never had a dollar or any other inter
est in any sugar trust or combination. None
of the Investors , iu the. . Nebraska sugar fac
tories ever had any interest before in sugar
In nny direction. . It is their llrst .venture . in
the business , ' "I ) iavo iievor thought * thU any- '
body's business before. But to cxpoie this
misrepresentation being miulo I make this
statement. It Is time to refute such state
ments when an industry which pays the
farmers ten times better than anything else
Is being assailed and the beat sugar business
of the state is referred to ns 'u mo
nopoly , ' All things being considered ,
1 pay more for my ncets than
nny manufacturer of sugar In the world , and
I cvin easily prove this statement. I also rend
from the newspapers , " continued Mr. Ox
nard , "that it was urged before the committee -
too or elsewhere that the beet sugar business
was not only a monopoly , but was paying
well. I am prepared to prove that the Urnnd
Island factory , owing to the bud season , not
only did not pay interest on the investment ,
but suffered an actual loss of about fo.OOO for
the season's operations. Wo feel confident
that In a fair season the industry
can bo made profitable. Bo strong
Is our conviction ot this Impression that
within a lew days the board of directors
"
voted to "build three more factories next
season. No crop can pay anywhere near as
well for the farmers ns the beet , i maintain
that in a fair season the farmers ran make n
profit of from $30 to $ T > 0 an acre raising beets
for sugar. It is also not generally known
that In our contract with the farmers next
vear wo pay 50 cents per ton extra out of the
bounty. This was offered long before the
legislature mot , and it was our ob
ject Ui let those growing beets become
in fiomo way financially interested
in tncdovcloument of the industry and snare
with us the bounty given by the stato.
Every citizen of Nebraska will bo directly in
terested in the progress of sugar manufac
ture , and if the proposed bill repealing the
bounty becomes a law I feel confident it will
turn the tidoof from 810,000,000 , tooO,000,000 ,
which in my opinion could bo diverted into
Nebraska investments within the next ten
years In the construction of beet sugar fac
tories and kind mi enterprises. Should the
bill become a law mid neighboring states
irivo a bounty the prlio will go elsewhere
than In Nebraska. "
The Nebraska delegation in congress
is humiliated by the attitude of the
legislature in threatening to repeal the sugar
bounty law. The federal government was
induced to give a bounty by the represents
tion that it would meet the approval of ccr
tnln slates to the extent of giving n' state
bounty. The factorieswero Induced tolocnto
In Nebraska largely upon the representation
tnuttho state would maintain Its bounty of 1
cent n pound , The Nebraska men now here
say that a repeal of this law nt this time
would bo nothing less tluui repudiation
of an honest obligation and would
bo regarded as dishonorable a3
the repudiation of a.iioncst debt , and
that ID view of the many statements which
have recently pone broadcast to the injury of
the state , Its credit cannot afford such action
as the repeal of the sugar bounty law at this
tlmo. Already eastern capitalists are refus
ing to go Into Nebraska on account of the
monnncini ; attitude of the legislature. Now
the repudiation of an honest obligation lilto
that upon which almost a million of dollars
were attracted Into the state from the east
will not only bo vcrv damaging to
the stuto's credit , but will seriously
embarrass the friends In congress
who have been working for the interest
of Nebraska us a state and a people. This Is
the view of the situation taken by Ncbt aska
men In congress ,
KEM AND M'KKIOIIAN'H VIN'ANCUI. VIEWS.
There hits been a great deal of curiosity
among member ) of the house us to the finan
cial views of the Incoming farmers' alliance ,
and democratic members who are to control
the next housoor representatives. Consider
able speculation has bocn Indulged in us to
what the new delegation from Nebraska will
advocate In the way of another basis for the
' finances. The views
government's of Hop-
rcscntativo-elect McKelghan huvo coma
from that gentleman through un
Interview in Chicago , and ho Is
recorded as a flat advocate. Ills
announcement In favor of a reapportlon-
mont iipon the basis of population as shown
at iho polls , which would require n constitu
tional amendment , of course , has also placed
him In the category of these Nebraska demo
crats who have d d the constitution of tbo
United States.
Koprcsfntntive-clect Kern think * It would
bo proper for the federal government to Issju
as much paper money as the iw-'ople want and
Is quoted at saying that whenever ttio paper
that Is issued is worn out it should bu 10-
Issucd and that there should never
bo u. day of redemption , as re
demption means the destruction of
obllgutlons iu oxlitenco. He believes the )
f.\ct that there Is never to DO a redemption
of money Issued would not hurt tno credit of
the country at homo or abroad , and says that
it is only necessary for the government to
put its stamp upon paper In otdor to make
the latter as good as money. Ho Is quoted as
reiterating that the volume issued should bo
rctranllcss of the country's ' ability to redeem ,
Mr. ICcm has forgotten the day of the late
war Mien gold was worth over " 00 per cent
uranium. Such Ideas ni nro being put
forth by Mcjirs. McKelghan and Kent
nro going to inaka them ridiculous before
they enter upon their duties and therefore
iniino them of no value ns members of the
house and useless to their constituents.
They have already allied themselves In u so
cial way with the democrats , who are Iu thu
minority iif the present administration , mid
therefore are tying the hands of Nebraska
against securing lou'lshitlvo favors. There
will bo an effort mudo to enlarge the circulat
ing medium of the country in the next con
gress , butt no now Issue of currency will bo
upon a stable basis and the talk of aflat Issue
only lessens the cause of those who do the
talking , if for no other reason , because a lint
ic ens it tn could never receive the signature of
President Harrison ,
AIIMY MATTIIllS.
Second Lieutenant Kimoro F. Taggnrt ,
Sixth Infantry , has been detailed as professor
of military service nnd tactics at Aorwlch
university.
Francis 1C. 1'lorce , First infantry is re
lieved from duty iw Indian agent at Pine
KUlco agency. S. L ) . , on account of sickness
nnd Captain Charles G. Uetny detailed for
that duty ,
The followlhg assignments to regiments of
ofllcors have been ordered : Captain Charles
A. Williams , to the Twenty-first Infantry ,
company 1C ; First Lieutenant Albert. 11.
Scott , to Six th infantry , company K ; First
Lieutenant Harris L. Hoborts , to the Twen
ty-first Infinity , company H ; First Lieutenant
Frank 11. Andrus , to the Second Infantry ,
company K.
The announcement Is made nttho postoftlco
department , that a dally exchange of through
registered pouches has been ordered to com
mence the inthlnst. between Seattle , Wash. ,
and Omaha , pouches to lenvo Seattle lit 0:10 :
n. m. , via the Seattle and Tncomn railway
postonieo and Omaha at 0:15 : p. m. via the
Omaha and Ogdeu railway postofllce ; also a
daily exchange of inner sacks between Dos
Mollies and Council Bluffs oftlccs to com
mence February 22 , sacks to leave DCS
Moines nt 12:113 : p. in. nnd Council Illuffs at
' . : , ru a. in , via the West Liberty and Council
Hlufl's railway postoflleo.
Mr , John Ilyuo , chief of the agricultural
division of thu census oflico and an Omaha
man , is determined that the accuracy of his
work shall bo beyond ( jucstlnn , ami to that
end is engaged In verifying the work of
southern enumerators who had to deal with
the tenant farm question. Preparatory to
visiting the south ho has addressed a circu
lar : letter , to the southern enumerators , la
which ho requests certnin Information re
lating to this question , especially as it may
find application iu the cotton belt.
Thef comptroller of the currency has ex
tended tin corporate existence of the First
National bank of Lincoln to February IS ,
Kill.
Application has been made by C. L. Hoot
and others for authority to organize the
Lyons National bank of Lyons , la.
An element of the farmers' alliance repre
sentation in Washington has in preparation a
boom for Senator Stanford of California in
connection with the presidential nomination
next year. Tneir platform is lus land loan
bill , of which hundreds of copies are being
sent all over the country , principally to the
leaders of the various organizations of farm-
era. It is believed in Washington that u
strong effort will bo made to make Senator
Stanford iho fanners1 alliance candidate for
president.
Postmasters were appointed for South
Dakota today an follows : Lodge , Jackson
county , H. P. S. Muii , vice E. O. Oray , Jr. ,
failed to qualify ; Uichlnnd , Union county ,
' .
Mr Dorsey Is receiving letters nnd tele
grams from friends asking that they be
allowed to urge his name for appointment ns
sfvrotury of the. treasury ,
Dr. Charles A. Cooper has boon recom
mended for appointment on the pension board
atOgallala. Pumtv S. HIIATII.
A Itcpiiblluun Throat.
WASIIIXCITONFeb. . 7. Tim Star says :
"It Is threatened by the republicans of the
house that if the senate attacks the free coin
age amendment or any appropriation bill
they will amend it by putting on the force
bill ns a rider. Tf this is done nnd the bill
sent to the president It is said that ho
would probably sign the conglomerate
bill , taking free coinage rather
than veto the appropriation bill
and force bill. This may dolor thodemocrats
from entering upon n plan of putting free
col nu go on the appropriation bill. Since the
defeat of the attempt to have the free coinage -
ago amendment attached as a rider to the
sundry civil appropriation bill the silver men
have been busy devising other schemes by
mcaiisof which to compel a vote by the house
on the question of free coinage. The vote
yesterday is not regarded by them ns a Inir
test of strength for the reason that it was
complicated with a question of parliamentary
practice in which they did not regard the ! r
position ns strongly fortified. They wore
there f pro anxious to bring the matter up In
some new form. The Townscnd resolution
offered today was the first effort In the now
phm of campaign. The opponents of the
Irco coinage bill will resort to every available
means to secure the attendance of absentees
known to bo opposed to free silver coinage.
Kvniis' Postal Telegraph Hill.
WASHINGTON , Feb. " , In the house today
Kvnns of Tennessee ) relutroduced the bill
heretofore offered by him to establish a lim
ited postal telegraph service. The section Iu
the former bill , mailing it unlaw
ful for a telegraph company to
engage directly or indirectly or 'bo
Interested In the sale of prois or other re
ports , market quotations , etc. , bupoud the
service of transmitting at uniform rates , is
stricken out of the present bill ,
Cnndler Introduced u bill authorizing the
postmaster general to contract with any per
son or persons operating telegraph lines for
the transmission of telegraphic correspond-
unco at u rate to bo agreed upon.
A Slim Democratic CIIIIUUN.
VVAHinxrsTON' , Feb. 7. The caucus of demo
cratic room here of the house , called together
at the suggestion of Bland , was slln.ly
attended , only slxty-onu members being
present. The silver bill was the solo topic of
consideration , and after several resolutions
had been ottered nnd withdrawn the following
resolution , offered by Hlchardson of Tt'nno-
sco , was unanimously adopted : "It is the
sense of this caucus that the senate silvin
bill is in our opinion an Important publlu
measure , deserving duo consideration by thu
house , nnd wo earnestly request the com
mittee tn which the same , vns rofcrrod nearly
a month ago to report It to the house wlthoul
delay. Adjourned ,
fiolcl lorn' Homo Allotments.
WASHINGTON , Fob. 7.Tlio board of man
agement of national soldiers' homes has made ,
the following money allotmants to the sev
eral homes for tlio the quarter beginning
April 1 next : Dayton , O. , $171,500 ; Mil
wuukec , Wl * . , ? ( )5-M.'i ) ; Leaven worth , Kan.
FJVJS'J ; Los Angeles , Cula. , $ i'law ! ; , Marlon
Intl. , $7or 00 : aid to state Homos , $100,000
lueldyiituls , $ S,125.
Hllll of the Kami ) Opinion.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 7 , The views of the
minority of the Itaum Investigation commit
tea nro the same as these drawn up nt the
last session ot congress published at tha
tlmo.
_
Griuliiiiiuil. Iiicoimi Tax.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 7. Fithlau of Illlnol
Introduced a bill to provide for u graduntei
Income tax to meet expenses for pensions it
the army uud navy ,
Approved HID Apportionment Act.
WAKIIINOTON , Fob , 7 , The president ha
approved tbu apportionment oat.
ituTfnt n mipTn IMII * > nintiv
MODEL 1IEL1S 1 lit SIOUX ,
Th3 Secretary Asks Them to State TLcil
Oaso Fully ,
OHN GRASS THE FIRST SPEAKER ,
IcVnntn tlio Government' * Kttlui'01
rolluy Outlined CIvllliiiiH ' 're
ferred to Military for
Indian Agents.
WAMHXOTOX , Fob. 7. The conference bo *
ween Secretary N'oblo nnd the Sioux Indian
( legation began this morning at thu Interior ?
Icpartmont. Secretary of War nnd Mrs.
'roctor and Miss Proctor were present , and
Iso the wife ol Secretary Xoblo and Miss
Inlstead. The conference \\ns opened by
Secretary Noble , who said :
"You were requested to como hero JusO
fter the agreement with General ( 'rook was
undo. You wanted to uiaUu certain requests
nd complaints at that time , ami you received
certain promises from mo. There has been
rouble since then mid you have come agalu
o say what you think proper as to the cause' '
f the Iron bio and to make any further
omplnlnts you see lit. The secretary Is7
nut ) to tell you Unit ho has kept his word ,
mt If there Is anything more ho can do
hrough friendship fortheSloux bo Is willing (
o do It. Ho Is your friend and the grc.it
ather has told him to pe your friend. Ho
vnnts you to talk to him as a friend and will
ncot you In tlio same spirit. "
The secretary then asked If the Indians had
n ailo any arrangements about speakers. Ho
ould not hear them all , but would listen tn a -
ow and desired them to speak briefly. Ho
hided thut if no objection was made , ho
vould hear from .lohn ( Jrass , Hollow Horn ,
Jour. American llorso , Two Htrllce , Ilui.ip
nnd Young-.Mau-Afrald-oMlls-Horso'- .
In response , Louis Hencollro , said this ar-
'angemeul was satisfactory , as it was desired
lint each agency should bo represented.
The secretary replied Unit hu would hear
ohu Grass and American Horse , and then
alto counsel with them as to who should fol-
ow.
John Grass then cnmo forward. Hov. Mr.
'oolc , the Kplscopal minister at Pine lildgc ,
ictod as interpreter. ( Jrnss nt once
lognn to speak of the recent trouble among ;
ho Indians , the origin of which hu did
lot Imtiw , They had conic for the purposoof
onferrlng with the secretary In regard to
ho matter , The Indians , hu said , did not dc-
Ire to bo driven hack to their wild life , but
vlshed to consult with the president so as to
lotermlno upon the future. Thu Indians
bought it desirable that agents should bo
civilians rather than military. Intho
p.ist , ho said , the Indian ngcnl-i hud
opportunities to steal , but now it
vas dllllcult for them to adopt such prnc-
leoa. The agents of late years , ho said , were
rood men. In speaking of his own roserva-
Ion ( Standing Koch ) , ho said thu threatened ,
rouble had been put down by the Indian
lolieo.
They believed In Indian pollco and ho wa *
oquested to ask for an increase of ilftv men.
rass then shook hands with the tecrotary
md took his sent.
American Horse said the government had
undo mistakes Iu Its attempts to clvll-
zo the Indians. Ho proceeded to
enumerate the mistakes. Instead ot
> osltlons nt the agencies being given to Iti-
lians. whlta inun crowded them out and tool ;
ho places , \\'hat lus people wanted was a
chance to rise and fill the positions of trust
and consoijuonco that wore within thole
reachs..Ho , thoauupoko. of. religious matters
aTrd'snulthcrd'W6rotKroo > * rcilgioiis'b60llea
on tliolr reservation who wore trying"
to teach tbem to live better lives and ea-
> ocilly ! : to brlus about religious marriages ,
Hut they did not want to bo compelled to
marry certain persons.
The secretary Inquired who hnd sought to.
compel them to marry.
American llorso replied tlmt ho referred
nero particularly to persons who oloped.
When the couple were brought Duck the
agent obliged them to bo married. The
speaker nskcd that the losses suffered by the
Indians in tlio last disturbance be made good
u.v the government. Ho favored the removal'
of the Carlisle school to the west.
Young-Maii-Afrald-of-Ills-Horses rolntcdl
: iis services in the Interest of harmony durliitf
the late ( rouble. lie brought his ucoplo Into
camp nnd turned in their names.
' How many ] " queried the secretary , nno\
the orator was somewhat nonplussed. Ho
know the total win small and did not care to
say. Ho hoped the government would neb
only educate the children , hut glvo them ,
something to do when they finished at school.
Two Strike , said ho had made peace with
General Miles nnd was now going to do what
no could to maintain It.
Hump said that about three hundred of hl3
people had boon killed nnd there should bo
some consideration shown the survivors. Ho
wanted the rations Increased nnd continued.
Hollow Horn Bear , and Medicine Hull
talked briefly and their Secretary Noble
spoke briefly to the Indians. Ho said the In- ,
dlan must not he discouraged ; ho would bo
supportedILS IO | < K as ho endeavored to do
well.iThcre were two sides to the question of
what is duo the Indian and what
Is iliio from the Indian. Up to IbS-t
the .Sioux had bpon given flJ,0)0HK ! ( ) ( )
by the government. The government
acknowledges its treaties and agreements wltlx
the Sioux since 18(11 ( , when this money was
paid , Tliere had been much moro money
paid , according to. the treaty. The secretary
than quoted statistics as to Issues to the In
dians , Tlio-schools the Indians want hud
boon kept up at all the agencies , and indus
trial schools , such ns they want , had also bcuii
ro-cstablubed at Pierre , and another school
would be put up nn Flundrcau , Furmurshail
bccnkoptut the different agencies to snow
the Sioux how to farm , It was a mere acci
dent Unit $100,000 should have been cut oft
the Sioux appropriation Immediately after
the agreement with General Crook.
It would have been the same 1C
there had been no agreement , Thcso
things should convince the Sioux
Unit tlio government had been trying to do
what was right. In conclusion the secretary
advised the Indians to think over tha many
things the government had done for thorn ,
to look at the promises mudo by General
Crook and have con lid once in what ho salu.
The secretary said ho wanted the Indians to
malio up their minds tn do the bant they
could to educate or to huvo educated their
children and never to let their young in on
dream that they could got anything by forca
from thu United States.
J > lvilln u Foreign
WASHINGTON , Fob. 7. hhcrman , from the
committee on foreign relations , reported to ,
the senate today an amendment proposed to
bo made to the diplomatic and coimiiar ap
propriation bill , which contemplates the di
vision of thu Contr.il American nils *
sion into two missions , ono to include -
cludo Nicaragua , ( , 'osta ' Ilica and Salvador
and tha other Honduras and ( iuatcmnla , The
salaries of the ministers are fixed nt $7MO Instead -
stead of ? 10,000 , which Is the salary at pres
ent of thu single mission , The division Is
proposed by the rotnmlttco on the ground
that thu dlftlculty of travel is so great that It
Is not possible for ono minister to properly
meet tin ) necessities of thu mission.
To Amend Hut HOIIHO Jlulen.
WASHINGTON , Fob. 7. In the house today
Tuwnsend of Colorado offered for reference )
n resolution amending the rules of the house
so ns to provide that when four mouthers of
any conimlttou shall make a statement in
writing that after flvo hearings ou
any bill ( other than revenue or appropria
tion bills ) the committee rnfusci to mnko
any report favorable or unfavorable , It shall
bo In order-to move to dUchnrgo tint commit *
too from further consideration of tlio meas
ure. This amendment of the rules Is directed
especially towurdi the commltteo on coinage ,
weights and measures , havlnj ; charge of lh
f reo coinage bill.
